Ethiopian inquiry after world championship race underlines the money versus prestige and pride factor in athletics There was shock on Saturday 10 August when Tiki Gelana, the Olympic champion from Ethiopia, pulled out of the women's marathon at the world championships after little more than 10km. On the BBC commentary, Brendan, Crammie and Paula speculated that the mid-afternoon heat must have been a factor: it was 30C and oppressively humid as they ran up and down a road beside the airless Mosc...
When cash outweighs lump of metal and bouquet on marathon podium | Tim Lewis
The Guardian - 17 Aug 2013 23:11
Ethiopian inquiry after world championship race underlines the money versus prestige and pride factor in athletics There was shock on Saturday 10 August when Tiki Gelana, the Olympic champion from Ethiopia, pulled out of the women's marathon at the world championships after little more than 10km. On the BBC commentary, Brendan, Crammie and Paula speculated that the mid-afternoon heat must have been a factor: it was 30C and oppressively humid as they ran up and down a road beside the airless Mosc...
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